Mentally Ill

I am currently working on two from two separate users! I am over 2000 words in for one of them, and the other I'm at about 500. If anyone else would like to request something, please feel free to! I'm happy to write absolutely anything and I'll try to make sure it's as much to your liking as possible.

I'm also happy to send them to you privately or, if you're okay with it, post them publicly!

Simon cries sometimes. Within the system, Simon is the only one with the ability to actually cry - there are times when other alters want to, of course, but they can just never seem to do it, as though the block they have is physical, not mental.

There are a few different types of crying for Simon, depending on which alter is influencing the need for it. When Ghost needs it, it tends to be silent tears in the dead of night. There's no screwing of the face or sniffling, just two or three tears that roll from the corner of his eyes and soak into his cheeks. When Boy (a little that holds most of the trauma related to their father) needs to cry, it's usually with the body's arms wrapped around something soft like a pillow, sobbing audibly and it usually leads to hiccups afterward. When Simon himself needs to cry, he usually feels so overwhelmed that he either spaces out entirely and tears leak from his eyes, or he has to be on all fours on the ground, bracing himself as sobs rack through his chest and erupt from his lips, pain aching in his ribs from the effort of it all.

With Soap and Roach, at first the crying becomes more difficult. The system pents up lots of emotions in order to not worry their partners, but finds that those feelings tend to boil over sooner or later. After seeing Soap cry for the first time, things relax a little more, with Ghost sometimes nudging Simon to cry in the dead of night while he holds his love close to his chest. From there, the crying grows more outward around Soap and Roach, but never anyone else.

Soap: *drawing*

Ghost: *cleaning a knife*

Soap: It's so quiet in here.

Ghost:

Soap:

Ghost:

Soap: Penis!

Ghost:

Soap: *goes back to drawing without any further comment*

First off, Simon. As a note for anyone who hasn't seen my earlier post I headcanon Simon as having OSDD. I highly recommend reading the page I've linked and checking the comments where I explain the basics of what OSDD is.

Anyway, moving on. Simon. He fronts almost entirely when the body is sick. Ghost (a prominent alter) is actually a huge wuss when it comes to being sick and will behave as though his death is imminent (when he has a tiny headache). If he doesn't think he is going to die, he will pretend he isn't sick at all and will make the whole thing ten times worse. However, Simon is very calm and well-out together. He has lots of experience with treating illness from the times him or his brother were sick as children and responsibility fell on him, so he's very capable of caring for himself and knowing his limits when sick.

Soap very rarely gets sick. He has an immune system of steel which means he only gets sick every three or so years. When he does get sick though, it's horrendous. He will always come down with some sort of infection within the first two days, barely able to speak, move or even stay conscious. The longest he has gone with an illness like this, it has lasted ten days. He understands he needs to rest, however will put on some bravado to begin with, joking around and trying not to get everyone worried. He is a good patient, always listening to what he is told and dutifully taking medication when needed.